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The American coast pilot containing the courses and distances between the principal harbours, capes and headlands on the coast of North and South America : with directions for sailing into the same : describing the soundings, bearings of the light-houses and beacons from the rocks, shoals, ledges, &c. : with the prevailing winds, settings of the currents, &c., and the latitudes and longitudes of the principal harbours and capes : together with a tide table

Title
The American coast pilot [electronic resource] : containing the courses and distances between the principal harbours, capes and headlands on the coast of North and South America : with directions for sailing into the same : describing the soundings, bearings of the light-houses and beacons from the rocks, shoals, ledges, &c. : with the prevailing winds, settings of the currents, &c., and the latitudes and longitudes of the principal harbours and capes : together with a tide table / by Edmund M. Blunt.
Publication
New-York : E. and G.W. Blunt, 1827

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Additional Authors
  • Blunt, Edmund M. (Edmund March), 1770-1862.
  • Hooker, William.
Description
xvi, 676, 4 p., [20] leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill., maps (some fold.); 23 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • "Corrected and improved by information derived from official documents, actual observations and the most experienced pilots."
  • Charts drawn by Edmund Blunt; engravings by William Hooker.
  • The first seven editions of this work (1796-1812) name Capt. Lawrence Furlong as the author. The eighth edition, "corrected and improved," names Edmund M. Blunt as the author; his name appears on the title page of the succeeding thirteen editions through 1867.
  • Error in paging: p. 525 misnumbered 225.
  • "Directions to the binder."--P. [iv].
  • Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 6025.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 697711746
  • TGPSM10-B847
Title
The American coast pilot [electronic resource] : containing the courses and distances between the principal harbours, capes and headlands on the coast of North and South America : with directions for sailing into the same : describing the soundings, bearings of the light-houses and beacons from the rocks, shoals, ledges, &c. : with the prevailing winds, settings of the currents, &c., and the latitudes and longitudes of the principal harbours and capes : together with a tide table / by Edmund M. Blunt.
Imprint
New-York : E. and G.W. Blunt, 1827 (Gray & Bunce)
Edition
11th ed.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2010. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Maritime.
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Added Author
Blunt, Edmund M. (Edmund March), 1770-1862.
Hooker, William.
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